Columbus Police Chief Thomas Quinlan speaks about the termination of Officer Adam Coy following the shooting of Andre Maurice Hill, during a video statement, in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. December 24, 2020. CITY OF COLUMBUS/via REUTERS
(Reuters) - The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, said on Thursday he has concluded that an officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man earlier this week engaged in an act of "senseless violence" that should immediately cost the officer his job.
Chief Thomas Quinlan announced his recommendation that the city fire the policeman in a somber videotaped statement that he posted online, two days after Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was gunned down in the garage of a house where he was staying as a guest.
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